The middle class is hollowing out; Americans overall are increasingly falling short financially while a few are getting ...

For years, discussions about the economy have been dominated by warnings about the decline of the middle class. Rising living ...

For many middle-class Americans, kids, marriage, and even a car now feel harder to afford. What that shift could mean for ...

A Pew Research study found about 51% of Americans were living in middle-class households in 2023, down from 61% in 1971. But some states are seeing middle-class households rake in bigger bucks.

Ryan Kellman is a producer and visual reporter for NPR's science desk. Kellman joined the desk in 2014. In his first months on the job, he worked on NPR's Peabody Award-winning coverage of the 2014 ...

As voters head to the polls, Gonzales unveils expanded affordability platform targeting energy costs, healthcare, ...

Historically, the middle class was the economic backbone of the United States, filled with hard workers who could afford to own a home, raise their families and grow their savings — all with a ...

10 Cities The Middle Class are Getting Priced Out of. The middle class is getting priced out of a lot of cities in the United ...

All too often, middle-class Americans in their forties have a number in their head, and a number in their bank account, and ...

A six-figure income used to be shorthand for "rich." Now, it's barely enough to get by in many parts of the country.